Bondurant v. Everett
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 61 — PETITION ORDINARY ArPEAL FROM MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT COURT. The facts appear in the opinion of the court. The notice was not sufficient to charge Bondurant. (3 Lit-tell, 498; Story on Bills of Exchange, pp. 349 and note 3, 350, and 366; 3 Kent, p. 107; Chitty on Bills, 522 to 527.; Story on Bills, 501-2-3-4-5; 3 Car. & P., 250; 2 Campb., 210; 2 Hill’s Rep., 112.) The notice deposited in the post-office at Mt. Sterling, was sufficient to charge Bondurant.
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CASE 61 — PETITION ORDINARY ArPEAL FROM MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT COURT. The facts appear in the opinion of the court. The notice was not sufficient to charge Bondurant. (3 Lit-tell, 498; Story on Bills of Exchange, pp. 349 and note 3, 350, and 366; 3 Kent, p. 107; Chitty on Bills, 522 to 527.; Story on Bills, 501-2-3-4-5; 3 Car. & P., 250; 2 Campb., 210; 2 Hill’s Rep., 112.) The notice deposited in the post-office at Mt. Sterling, was sufficient to charge Bondurant. (Edwards on Bills and Promissory Notes, 476, 607; 3 Shép., 143; 8 Watts & Serg., 138; 10 Johnson, 490; 2 Pick., 125; 5 Met., 355; 2…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE STITES
delivered the opinion oe the court.
This was an action by Everett against Bondurant as the drawer of the following bill of exchange:
“ $4,000. Mt. Sterling, July 1st, 1857.
“ Sixty days after date pay to the order of Charles Nelson, four thousand dollars at the banking house of Hoffman, Barnes & Co., Mt. Sterling, for value received.
“Joseph Bondurant.
“ To R. Apperson, Mt. Sterling, Ky.”
The bill was accepted by Apperson, and indorsed by Nelson to Chenoweth & Co., of Cincinnati, and by them indorsed in blank and forwarded to Hoffman, Barnes & Co., at Mt. Sterling for collection. At…
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